University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point's Joe Ritchay flies through the lane Saturday while putting up a shot during first-half action against Edgewood College at the Quandt Fieldhouse in Stevens Point.

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It may not quite have been a tight rope, but University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point sophomore Joe Ritchay walked a fine line Saturday night.

With leading scorer Tyler Tillema sidelined with an ankle injury, Ritchay had to balance picking up some of the scoring punch with trying to do too much to fill his shoes.

The former Wisconsin Rapids athlete found the right balance and then some, pouring in a career-high 27 points to carry the No. 6 ranked Pointers to a 63-48 nonconference win over Edgewood College on Bennett Court in the Quandt Fieldhouse. ...